Minimum Wage Suggested For Mine Industry CESSNOCK
It the contract system were abolished and a minimum wage introduced the Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley, suggested it should solve many…
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Mining & the mines, 1941
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Gossamer Gold Beaten Out By London Craftsmen
In London to-day there are master craftsmen making golf-leaf one 290,000th of an inch in thickness. Using an [?] hammer on a morble…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Federal Control of Coal Final Decision Soon CANBERRA
Finality is expected this week in the Federal plans for the control of the coal Industry. Control probably will be in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Concern at Colliery Stoppages Miners' Officials Issue Statement SYDNEY
Concern at the "spasmodic stop-pages and anarchy” on the coalfields, in defiance of the constitution of the federation is expressed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stoppages in Coal Industry. Mr.anlezark's Comments
Mr. Claude Anlezark, vice-president of the Official A.L.P., Cessnock, yesterday made the following statement:-…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Control of Mining Industry [?]Cessnook
Support for Mr. J. M. Baddeley's proposal that the State should control the coalmining industry was given by the Cessnock branch of the A.L.P…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mines on Maitland Field Idle Hold-up of Rail Services
With the exception of the men required for the generation of electricity at Richmond Main and Bellbird collieries, all…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Days' Work Lost. Muswellbrook Miners' Objections. Board of Management Censured
Muswellbrook and St. Heliers miners have registered an emphatic protest against the management Board of the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Spasmodic Stoppages and Anarchy" Miners' Officials Perturbed
A statement issued by the Miners' Federation on Monday afternoon expressed concern at the "spasmodic stoppages and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Cease Work at Old Bulli Thirroul
Miners at Old Bull Colliery refused to work, on the ground that at was dangerous to extract pillars in a [?]it seam by machines, About 300 men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Buried Under Fall of Coal Death of Kurri Kurri Miner CESSNOCK
George Lindsay, of Lang-street. Kurri, was buried beneath a fall of coal it Cessnock No. 2 colliery on July 15. After about twenty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Disputes on South Coast Wollongong
Three collieries, owned by Australian Iron and Steel, Ltd.—Wongawilli Mount Keira, and Old Bul[?]—were idle yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →26 Killed in Mine Disaster (A.a.p. Service) LONDON, July 30
Twenty-six miners are known to have lost their lives last night when an explosion occurred at Crigglestone colliery, near Wakefield (Yorkshire)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shock From Coal Cutter
Cyril La[?]law, 37. of Adamstown, received an electric shock while operating a mechanical coal cutter at Burwood colliery. He was over a mile…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners Collect Their Pay Cessnock
For the first time this week all miners went to the collieries to-day. They had to go to collect their fort-nightly pay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Fall of Coal. CESSNOCK No. 2 Miner's Death. Coroner Commends Rescue Party
At the inquest, on Wednesday, into the death of George Lindsay, miner, of Kurri Kurri, who was fatally injured by a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drafting New Award for Coal Industry. Central and District Executives Busy. Caution Urged on Rank and File
The District Presidents arid Secretaries, comprising J. B. Simpson (Secretary of the Northern District). B. W. Cunningham (Western District…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cause of Mine Stoppages Sydney
According to the president of the Southern District Miners’ Federation. Mr. E. Lowden, colliery managements are to blame for the many recent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Prospecting Party Leaves Adelaide. ADELAIDE
To prospect new country believed to be gold bearing a well-equipped expedition left Adelaide yesterday on a 1000-mile trip to the far nor[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Pension Bill
The Central Executive state that the Minister for Mines (Mr Baddeley) and the Premier (Mr. McKell) have made arrangements for a…
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